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Wavertree Lock-up

Situated opposite the old Abbey cinema building and near the Wavertree clock-tower, this funny little round house on the village green was an overnight lock-up kept busy with drunks from the numerous hostelries nearby. The green was used as a venue for fairs, bull baiting and cock fighting. Wavertree still retains some of its village atmosphere despite being engulfed by Liverpool.

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SJ3989 : Liverpool: The former Abbey Cinema, Wavertree, L15I was brought up about half-a-mile from here, off Church Road and in "my day" in the '60s, it was the "Abbey Cinerama". Cinerama films like "Grand Prix" and "How The West was Won" were shown here. It was a wide screen and the films were projected using three projectors. Sometimes you could see the join between the three images ! It was a lovely cinema and certainly no flea pit!